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Seven days at sea and 750 miles plus of open water "land-ho" sounds good. Typically the Grateful Red travels about 150 miles a day in average wind. The C2B was not typical wind (read this comment as 'drifter winds"). No new storms, lots of light wind and plenty of time to drink beer - in fact we even swam off the the back of the boat. High point - we saw a Right Whale breeching three times in the middle ocean. Only 500 or so Right Whales left in the oceans. (How do you tell when whales are mating - how deep the dive and how hard they blow). This whale was way out of the water.
Crew was a blast - Mark and I repaired the numerous boat gear break downs (no boredom here). Bridgette and Curtis provided great eats. Jack was navigating. Rhythm of working six hours and sleeping four has Curtis, Jack and I ready for the leg two - Bermuda to the Azores. Sail on!
Ken
2009 and beyond adventures of the cast and "crew" of the Grateful Red.
Grateful Red - 2011
Racing and Cruising
I am excited for you all. Congratulations on the first leg.
ReplyDeleteTake plenty of beer, water, AA batteries, and extra memory cards for pictures. We just watched the two Jori Lenon DVDs last night with friends.
ReplyDeleteBe sure to keep a logbook and lots of video clips.
The tracking and blog tools are fantastic!
Peter and Maggie
Nice Finish!!!!
ReplyDeleteAny way to get pictures sent on some of those emails